Starting in 2026, the LEGO Group and The Pokemon Company International will producePokemon-themed LEGO sets for the first time. This will be the third major Nintendo franchise to be adapted into LEGO form after LEGOSuper Mariodebuted in 2020 and LEGOLegend of Zeldadebuted in 2024. In coordination with the partnership’s announcement, the companies released a brief trailer depicting four flat LEGO bricks combining to form Pikachu’s iconic yellow and brown tail and electrocuting a LEGOPokemonsign. While no sets have currently been unveiled, fans can still predict what some of the first LEGOPokemonsets could be based on game releases, anniversaries, and prior depictions in Mattel’s MegaPokemontoy line.
The History and Potential Influence of the Mega Pokemon Toy Line
In 2004, Mega Bloks Inc. released the first major building block toys of Pokemon in the form of thePokemonBuild ‘n Battle toy line. Released two years after the initial debut ofPokemon RubyandSapphireand the same year asPokemon Emerald’s Japan debut, the Build ‘n Battle toy line only featured three sets of Pikachu/Pichu, Torchic/Combusken and Mudkip/Swampert, each with their own plastic Poke Ball. A fourth set of Treecko/Grovyle was advertised but never released before the toy line was quickly canceled. After Mattel acquired Mega Brands in 2014, Mega Construx would collaborate with The Pokemon Company to begin producing the Mega ConstruxPokemontoy line in 2017.
The first Mega ConstruxPokemonset teased was a 198-piece Charizard set with a small Great Ball accessory. OtherMega ConstruxPokemonsets released in 2017include but are not limited to:
Over the course of the next eight years, the Mega brand released numerousPokemonsets featuring Pokemon from all nine generations ofPokemongames. Some displayed scenes and characters from thePokemonanime, such as the Ash & Pikachu: Path to Victory set.
LEGO Pokemon Potential First Wave Sets Based on Past Mega Pokemon Releases
Based on how both the Mega Bloks and Mega ConstruxPokemonsets heavily featured Pikachu, the original starters, and new starters released at the time, LEGO may release a few sets depicting Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle alongside the new starters forthe tenth generation ofPokemongames.Pokemon Legends Z-Awill add one more major game to Generation 9 near the end of 2025, making it probable that the next mainline entry ofPokemongames will release sometime in 2026 on the Nintendo Switch 2. LEGOPokemonsets of the original and latest starters and their evolutions could help increase sales of the latestPokemongames and cards as well as increase viewership of the latest season of thePokemonanime.
290Pokemonsets have been released under Mattel’s Mega Brands toy line, excluding the original four sets released in Mega Bloks’PokemonBuild ‘n Battle toy line.
Potential LEGO Pokemon Sets for Pokemon’s 30th Anniversary
Jul 03, 2025 will mark the 30th anniversary ofPokemon RedandGreenand the overallPokemonbrand. While Nintendo and Game Freak will likely release a fewPokemongames and a ton ofPokemonmerchandise to celebratePokemon’s 30th anniversary, LEGO and The Pokemon Company should capitalize on the anniversary to produce several sets celebrating the entire series. Nintendo and LEGO are already collaborating to producea LEGO Game Boy in late 2025, but the companies could release a successor LEGO set recreating the originalPokemonGame Boy cartridges or iconic scenes from the original games in 2026. These sets could be intended for adult LEGO collectors, similar to the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System and the pixelated LEGOSuper Mario World: Mario & Yoshi sets.
Since 2026 could not only mark the 30th anniversary of thePokemonfranchise but also see the debut of the tenth generation ofPokemongames, LEGO could release an anniversary line of series depicting some of the most iconic moments fromeach majorPokemongeneration. For example, LEGO could release sets depicting the capture of Mewtwo, Ho-Oh and the Bell Tower, Rayquaza battling Groudon and Kyogre, Cynthia’s Champion battle, the revival of Reshiram and Zekrom, Mega Charizard X, Ash’s Alola Championship victory, and more. Sets like these would not only feature several fan-favoritePokemonand events, but showcase the evolution of thePokemonbrand from the 1990s through the 2020s.
